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[willis stanley]

I just changed the filters & DI cartridge on my H2OFIX RO/DI unit. I
shut off the water at the saddle valve, did all the changes, then opened
the saddle valve again. Now my unit is only producing a trickle; maybe
at most 1 gallon per hour from what was a 100 gallon per day unit. What
would constrict the flow to 1/4 its normal output? Any clues from
plumbers out there?

[Marc Levenson]

Hi Willis,

Did all of the canisters fill up completely with water? You should expect to
get about 4.16g per hour with optimum conditions.

Marc


willis stanley wrote:

> I just changed the filters & DI cartridge on my H2OFIX RO/DI unit. I
> shut off the water at the saddle valve, did all the changes, then opened
> the saddle valve again. Now my unit is only producing a trickle; maybe
> at most 1 gallon per hour from what was a 100 gallon per day unit. What
> would constrict the flow to 1/4 its normal output? Any clues from
> plumbers out there?

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[Raymond]

willis stanley > wrote in message >...
> I just changed the filters & DI cartridge on my H2OFIX RO/DI unit. I
> shut off the water at the saddle valve, did all the changes, then opened
> the saddle valve again. Now my unit is only producing a trickle; maybe
> at most 1 gallon per hour from what was a 100 gallon per day unit. What
> would constrict the flow to 1/4 its normal output? Any clues from
> plumbers out there?

Well I'm not a plumber but I did have a problem with a saddle valve
once.
I had a self piercing saddle valve on a Spectra pure 80gpd RO system
that did basically the same thing. It was happy and producing
approximately the right water volume and then I went and changed the
cartridges. The water output dropped to half of what it was. I messed
with it several times and in desperation replaced the saddle valve
with an inline valve. It connects on the bottom side of the sink and
is basically a tee with a valve on the tee part. This solved the
problem nicely. I didn't look into it any more than that so I don't
know what really happened to the saddle valve.

FWIW

[Marc Levenson]

It could be that Willis needs to close and reopen that valve completely again, in case something has obstructed the
water output.

Of course, removing the red hose from the intake side of the Sediment filter, turning on the water and observing the
output would be a good indication if there is an obstruction.

Marc


Raymond wrote:

> willis stanley > wrote in message >...
> > I just changed the filters & DI cartridge on my H2OFIX RO/DI unit. I
> > shut off the water at the saddle valve, did all the changes, then opened
> > the saddle valve again. Now my unit is only producing a trickle; maybe
> > at most 1 gallon per hour from what was a 100 gallon per day unit. What
> > would constrict the flow to 1/4 its normal output? Any clues from
> > plumbers out there?
>
> Well I'm not a plumber but I did have a problem with a saddle valve
> once.
> I had a self piercing saddle valve on a Spectra pure 80gpd RO system
> that did basically the same thing. It was happy and producing
> approximately the right water volume and then I went and changed the
> cartridges. The water output dropped to half of what it was. I messed
> with it several times and in desperation replaced the saddle valve
> with an inline valve. It connects on the bottom side of the sink and
> is basically a tee with a valve on the tee part. This solved the
> problem nicely. I didn't look into it any more than that so I don't
> know what really happened to the saddle valve.
>
> FWIW

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[willis stanley]

In article >, says...
> It could be that Willis needs to close and reopen that valve completely again, in case something has obstructed the
> water output.
>
> Of course, removing the red hose from the intake side of the Sediment filter, turning on the water and observing the
> output would be a good indication if there is an obstruction.
>
> Marc
>
>
> Raymond wrote:
>
> > willis stanley > wrote in message >...
> > > I just changed the filters & DI cartridge on my H2OFIX RO/DI unit. I
> > > shut off the water at the saddle valve, did all the changes, then opened
> > > the saddle valve again. Now my unit is only producing a trickle; maybe
> > > at most 1 gallon per hour from what was a 100 gallon per day unit. What
> > > would constrict the flow to 1/4 its normal output? Any clues from
> > > plumbers out there?
> >
> > Well I'm not a plumber but I did have a problem with a saddle valve
> > once.
> > I had a self piercing saddle valve on a Spectra pure 80gpd RO system
> > that did basically the same thing. It was happy and producing
> > approximately the right water volume and then I went and changed the
> > cartridges. The water output dropped to half of what it was. I messed
> > with it several times and in desperation replaced the saddle valve
> > with an inline valve. It connects on the bottom side of the sink and
> > is basically a tee with a valve on the tee part. This solved the
> > problem nicely. I didn't look into it any more than that so I don't
> > know what really happened to the saddle valve.
> >
> > FWIW
>
> --
> Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>
>
>
Problem was the saddle valve. Now fixed and working appropriately.
Thanks.

[CapFusion]

What is the RO gauge pressure reading? Low pressure will cause your RO to be
unefficiently to a trickle output. If your canister is clear, do you see
bubble or air spot? You may need to reverse flow to clear out those trap
air.

CapFusion,...


"willis stanley" > wrote in message
...
> I just changed the filters & DI cartridge on my H2OFIX RO/DI unit. I
> shut off the water at the saddle valve, did all the changes, then opened
> the saddle valve again. Now my unit is only producing a trickle; maybe
> at most 1 gallon per hour from what was a 100 gallon per day unit. What
> would constrict the flow to 1/4 its normal output? Any clues from
> plumbers out there?

[CapFusion]

> Problem was the saddle valve. Now fixed and working appropriately.
> Thanks.

What happen to the saddle valve? Was it abstructed / clug or unopen
completely?

CapFusion,...

[willis stanley]

In article >,
says...
> In article >, says...
> > It could be that Willis needs to close and reopen that valve completely again, in case something has obstructed the
> > water output.
> >
> > Of course, removing the red hose from the intake side of the Sediment filter, turning on the water and observing the
> > output would be a good indication if there is an obstruction.
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
> > Raymond wrote:
> >
> > > willis stanley > wrote in message >...
> > > > I just changed the filters & DI cartridge on my H2OFIX RO/DI unit. I
> > > > shut off the water at the saddle valve, did all the changes, then opened
> > > > the saddle valve again. Now my unit is only producing a trickle; maybe
> > > > at most 1 gallon per hour from what was a 100 gallon per day unit. What
> > > > would constrict the flow to 1/4 its normal output? Any clues from
> > > > plumbers out there?
> > >
> > > Well I'm not a plumber but I did have a problem with a saddle valve
> > > once.
> > > I had a self piercing saddle valve on a Spectra pure 80gpd RO system
> > > that did basically the same thing. It was happy and producing
> > > approximately the right water volume and then I went and changed the
> > > cartridges. The water output dropped to half of what it was. I messed
> > > with it several times and in desperation replaced the saddle valve
> > > with an inline valve. It connects on the bottom side of the sink and
> > > is basically a tee with a valve on the tee part. This solved the
> > > problem nicely. I didn't look into it any more than that so I don't
> > > know what really happened to the saddle valve.
> > >
> > > FWIW
> >
> > --
> > Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> > Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> > Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
> >
> >
> >
> Problem was the saddle valve. Now fixed and working appropriately.
> Thanks.
>
not sure exactly what the problem was. I opened and closed the valve 4
or 5 times, checking the flow each time, and stopped when the flow
returned to the expected rate. I'm guessing that there may have been a
bur or something in the pipe or the valve that was worked out by the
repetitions. In any event, I'll replace the connection with something
more reliable/sturdy soon. Thanks again for the advice.